Friday, March 4, 2011

A small packet came in from England..."High Heeled Hoppers"..

..what a surprise it was to find out one of my m8s from England is a 'pro tier'..Bob Holland..aka..Sunray, he enclosed in his package 5 very beautiful and different style of 'hoppers', that is for here in Canada. He calls them the 'High Heeled Hoppers'..however,he also sent a write up about them. And so I present my friend to you..

..sorry but had to make the pic in it's original size, otherwise you wouldn't be able to read the patterns.

2 comments:

I'm assuming you're 'the' Wolfie. My most sincere apologies for stepping into your personal space albeit briefly ... however I thought you might like to know about the very sad passing of Judy aka Featherwalk.

I've only found out today what happened ... last time I was in contact with her she was undergoing tests and promised to get back to me. Now I know why my many emails and PMs have been unanswered. She passed away in January.

If you wish to read her obituary ... you'll find it here ... http://acreswestfuneral.com/obits1101.html .... it is under her first married name of Judy Mae Tarwater.

I won't bother you again and found you by 'googling' your username. I hope you don't mind ... I just thought you'd like to know about the very very sad loss of our Judy.

About Me

Time I guess to add a few words in this section.
Where do I begin, started in the field of fishing when, like the majority of folks, as a young lad. Had a great mentor at that time, a well respected 'Fisher', by the name of Dave Protherall, who while I write this, has been fishing the waters in the sky for sometime now. He taught me the various methods of fishing, starting with yes, gear fishing, using an ultra light fibreglass rod, which I was instructed to make from scratch. He then went on to teach me not only rod making, but fly tying, fly fishing, the use of down rigging, bait casting for Mr.Essox, when and how to use bait, and the list goes on.
I'm eternally grateful to that man, for he entered me into a most rewarding hobby one can only imagine, which during my growing years have reduced the natural stress that our society has laid on me. There is nothing that can beat the calmness that mother nature has to offer to mankind, when one is in her realm.